Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Smylie, James
Date Sworn: 1857-12-07
Appraisers: Newman Bradley, Enoch Daniel, Nathaniel Martin
Estate Administrator: James Smylie
Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1858-06-20
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $4030.00
Value of enslaved persons: $2830.00
Comments:
“Lot No 1 assigned to Jennet Martin, wife of Angus Martin. Also consisting of four hundred acres of land valued at $1200.
“Lot No 2 assigned to Sarah Darsey, wife of James Darsey.”
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Georgia | 800 | “Girl” [alt: Georgiaann or Georgia ann in previous inventory] | 1 |
| Morn | 30 | “Woman” [alt: Mourn] [NOTE: Previously mistranscribed as Mara – corrected on 9-18-2023] | 2 |
| Rachel | 500 | “Woman” | 2 |
| Sarah | 600 | “Woman” | 2 |
| Leonard | 900 | “Boy” | 2 |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XBH5?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 201 of 703
These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).